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P. J. JOEGKEN. WASHBOARD.

No. 556,541. Patented Mar. 17, 1896.

'NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER J. JOEGKEN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICANIVASIIBOARD COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHBOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,541, dated March17, 1896.

Application filed February 26, 1895. Serial No. 539,737. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: bear upon the protector when turned down Beit known that 1, PETER J. J OECKEN, a and prevent its being turned up,and can be citizen of the United States, residing at Olevepressedinwardly, so as to allow the protector land, in the county of Cuyahogaand State of to be folded up against the brand-board for Ohio, haveinventedordiscovered certain new transportation and storage. Theprotector and useful Improvements in Washboards, of is prevented fromturning down sufficiently which improvements the following is a speci-'far to allow the escape of the soap from the fication. receptacle by thebearing of the rear end of The invention described herein relates to theprotector against the brand-board, the

IO certain improvements in washboards wherein trunnions being located ashort distance from provision is made by means of a movable the rearedge of the protector. protector for the formation, in connection Inlieu of the means described for holding with the brand-board, of a soapbox or recepthe protector in operative position a groove tacle in suchrelation to the rubbing face or 8 may be formed in one of the side barsin I 5 faces that the soap will be protected, as well such position thatwhen the protector is as the clothes of the operator. turned down tooperative position it can be In general terms the invention consists inmoved longitudinally, so that one of its edges the construction andcombination substanwill engage said groove and be held thereby tially ashereinafter more fully described and until moved longitudinally in theopposite 2o claimed. direction.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a In the construction shown inFig. 4, showpart of this specification, Figure 1 is a view ing theapplication of my improvement to a in side elevation of a washboardhaving my double-faced washboard, two independentlyimprovement appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a movable protectors 9 and 10 are employed.

25 sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a These protectors areprovided with trunnions view similar to Fig. 2, showing a modificationfitting within suitable sockets in the side bars, in the lock for theprotector. Figs. 4 and 5 and are so arranged in relation to each otherare sectional elevations showing the applicathat their rear edges willbear one against the tion of the improvement to double -faced other whenone of the protectors, as 9, is ad- 30 washboards. Fig. 6 is a Viewsimilar to Fig. justed to position for protector use, and the 4, showingthe protectors provided with side other protector, 10, is folded upagainst the pieces, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of brand-board, sothat the folded protector 10 the folding protectors, showing theconstrucwill serve as a stop to prevent the protector 9 tion of thetrunnions at the ends thereof. from dropping down beyond operative posi-3 5 The washboard is formed as usual, consisttion. This constructionwill permit of both ing of the head-piece 1, cross-bar 2, side barsprotectors being folded up against the brand- 3, rubbing-face 4, andbrand-board 5. The board, one on each side thereof, but when oneprotector 6 is provided at its inner corners of the protectors isshifted to operative posiwith trunnions adapted to fit in suitable tionthe other protector cannot be shifted to 40 sockets formed in the sidebars and located corresponding position on its side of the washat such adistance from the head-piece as board without at the same time causingthe will permit of the protector being folded up first protector to turnup against the brandagainst the brand-board and when adjusted board. toposition for protector use will form, in The construction shown in Fig.5 is a modi- 45 connection with the brand-board, a soap box fication ofFig. 4 and one in which one of the 9 5 or receptacle. The protector isheld in opprotectors will serve as a brand-board while erative positionto form the soap-box and the other is in position for protector use. Inperform its function as a protector by means this construction theprotector whichis folded of a spring 7 attached to the frame of the upwill serve as a lock for the other protector,

50 board in such manner that its free end will preventing its beingturned down far enough :00

to permit the soap to drop out, and the protector which is in operativeposition will prevent, by reason of its rear edge bearing against thelower edge of the folded protector below its pivotal point, the latterfrom being turned down to operative position until the first protectorhas been folded up. In this construction, wherein one protector operatesas a brand-board, a stop 11 is attached to the under side of thehead-piece to prevent the protectors when being folded up from passingentirely through the brand-board space.

If desired, the protectors may be formed with V-shaped end pieces 12, soas to entirely inclose the soap, as shown in Fig. 6, in which case theprotectors will not fold fiat against the brand-board, but will moveinwardly sufficiently to permit of the soap-receptacle be ing protectedby another washboard when packed for transportation.

I claim herein as my invention- 1. The combination, with a washboard, ofa protector pivotally mounted in side bars at such a distance below thehead-piece as to form, in conjunction with the brand-board, a receptaclefor the soap above the protector, and to be capable of being folded intothe brand-board space, and astop formed by the brand-board for holdingthe protector above the rubbing-face in position for use, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with a double-faced washboard, of twopivotally-mounted protectors arranged to form a receptacle for soap inconnection with the brand-board, when shifted to position of use abovethe rubbingfaces, said protectors being arranged in such relation toeach other that one protector will be held in operative position by theother PETER J. JOEUKEN.

\Vitnesses:

J. H. GORHAM, I. ll. LooKwooD, Jr.

